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Activists urge movement on Reproductive Freedom Act
A swath of activists urged state lawmakers to advance the Reproductive Freedom Act, which remains stalled more than six months after its introduction last October. The groups, including the state branches of the National Organization of Women and Planned Parenthood...
Why do women pay more than men for similar products such as razors? N.J. may ban this ‘pink tax.’
Women shouldn’t have to pay more than men for dry cleaning, tailoring, razors, hair products or other substantially similar goods and services, New Jersey state lawmakers said Thursday in voting for a ban on the so-called pink tax. The state Senate Commerce Committee...
Shore town discriminated against pregnant police officer, NJ Supreme Court rules
The state Supreme Court — in its first consideration of the New Jersey Pregnant Workers Fairness Act — ruled Tuesday that the Ocean Township Police Department discriminated against a pregnant police officer who was forced to cut short her light-duty assignment and...
Time for NJ Republican leaders to stand on the right side of democracy | Opinion
We are still reeling from the videos and images of the siege on the U.S. Capitol while also becoming aware of how much worse it could have been, and law-abiding citizens across the nation are now demanding accountability. The events of Jan. 6, 2021 are in sharp...
New Jerseyans Need the Reproductive Freedom Act Now
Advocates across the state call on lawmakers to pass the bill expediently to ensure rights, equity, and access Thrive NJ, a coalition of advocates across the state, calls on lawmakers to pass the Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848). An increasingly hostile Supreme...
The “F*cking B*tch” Club
Surely by now you heard about Ted Yoho, the republican Congressman from Florida whose invective towards NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (“AOC”) made national news. The incident distilled an awful lot into one mean-spirited encounter, notably the enduring...
A reflection from the intersection of gender and race | Opinion
A shooting at the North Brunswick home of a federal judge and a brief exchange of words on the steps of the Capitol, which ended with one member of Congress calling another a “f**king b*tch” — what could they possibly have in common? After all, one took place in New...
As New Jersey recovers from COVID-19, let us leave no woman behind | Opinion
No doubt, the pandemic has caused an unprecedented fiscal challenge for the state of New Jersey. As Gov. Phil Murphy and the Legislature work on adopting a state budget that reflects our new reality, I urge them, in the words of Abigail Adams, to “Remember the ladies...
‘I was stalked, harassed, surveilled,’ ex-candidate tells panel on sexual harassment in N.J. politics
Tiffany Kaszuba said her bid last year to run for Congress representing New Jersey’s 4th District began with great promise. But it quickly turned into a nightmare. Kaszuba said a former member of the Monmouth County Democrats’ executive committee who volunteered...